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On May 9, Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines brought Europe Day out of diplomatic halls and into one of Manila’s most symbolic public spaces: Rizal Park. Held in partnership with the National Parks Development Committee, the celebration transformed the park’s European...

For one, the new emblem is an ode to Dr. Jose Rizal’s martyrdom On Dec. 27, 2021, days before the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal on Dec. 30, the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC), an attached agency of the Department of Tourism, unveiled a new logo for Rizal Park...

Barred from personally visiting public parks last year, over 250,000 Filipinos still got a taste of the pleasures of promenading Rizal and Paco parks by gluing themselves to their computers and other gadgets last year. The Commission on Audit (COA) has disclosed that the National Parks Development...